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After doing todays reading on Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, and Proximity, aka CRAP, i wanted to take a look at a popular website i often look at and see how it compares in terms of todays reading. Contrast: Yahoo’s page seems to be filled with information and articles coming at you from every direction. The center…

Too often in sports journalism there is a strong focus on both individuals (i.e.. Brady vs Manning) and they blow issues out of proportion taking away from the overall sport. If you haven’t seen Richard Sherman, corner back for the Seattle Seahawks, rant after the NFC Championship last sunday, chances are you haven’t seen any…

After watching Lone Survivor, a heavily hyped war movie about the spectacular survival of one navy seal in Afghanistan, it made me wonder how much these men get for their brave and heroic duties. Although it is obvious that these men do it to serve our country, I was curious to see what how their…